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optimistic

«I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving he can outwit nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority»
«You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.»
«I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.»
«As I look forward, I'm very optimistic about the things I see ahead.»
«When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.»
«I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.»
«To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic»
«Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.»